Another piece of the puzzle: analysis of Acanthocheilonema spirocauda larvae from its presumed intermediate host the seal louse (Echinophthirius horridus) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe transmission of the seal heartworm Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Nematoda: Filarioidea) by the haematophagous seal louse Echinophthirius horridus (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) has been proposed for many decades, and several studies based on ...
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Molecular detection of filarioid nematodes (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in wild mammals from different Brazilian biomes [PDF]
ParasitologyParasitic nematodes within Onchocercidae are a diverse group transmitted by hematophagous arthropods. This study investigated the molecular occurrence of filarioid nematodes in 93 wild mammals from the Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal biomes in Brazil, based
Matheus de Souza Santana +10 more
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A review of filarial nematodes parasitizing tick vectors: unraveling global patterns in species diversity, host associations, and interactions with tick-borne pathogens [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsTicks are well-known vectors of pathogens, including filarial nematodes, which can affect animal and human health. This review synthesizes current knowledge of filarial nematodes that utilize ticks as vectors, focusing on the Onchocercidae.
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye +2 more
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Molecular pathogen screening of louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from domestic and wild ruminants in Austria [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Hippoboscid flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), also known as louse flies or keds, are obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites of animals, and accidentally of humans.
Miguel Peña-Espinoza +10 more
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Detection and phylogenetic analysis of blood-associated pathogens from spleen samples of wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Germany [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRaccoons (Procyon lotor) originated in North America and have been introduced to Europe. Due to their close contact with human settlements, they are important reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens, such as Baylisascaris procyonis.
Maria Sophia Unterköfler +12 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Blood parasites have been the subject of much research, with numerous reports of the presence of microfilariae in the peripheral blood (circulating microfilariae) of birds belonging to many orders.
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020 The manuscript presented herein documents the findings of filaria nematodes in 5 keel-billed toucans, and one emerald toucanet, originated from 2 private aviaries in Mexico City during two years.
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Ovarian Filariasis in a Wild Southern Tamandua (Tamanduatetradactyla; Mammalia: Myrmecophagidae)
Pathogens, 2022 Knowledge of reproductive health in wild southern tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla; Mammalia: Myrmecophagidae) is fragmentary. During necropsies of roadkill xenarthran species in Brazil, a case of ovarian filariasis in an adult female southern tamandua ...
Lilja Fromme +11 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Species of the genus Dipetalonema are parasitic nematodes of the family Onchocercidae (Nematoda; Filarioidea) which infect the peritoneal cavity of Neotropical primates.
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Clinical-parasitological and epidemiological review of the nematode Acanthocheilonema reconditum [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2023 Acanthocheilonema (Dipetalonema) reconditum is a less pathogenic species of filaria from the superfamily Filarioidea, and which parasitizes in the subcutaneous connective tissue of dogs, hyenas and jackals. The results of epidemiological studies indicate
Jovanović Nemanja M. +4 more
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